Hide Tanning & Deer processing Workshop

Over the duration of this weekend we will teach you how to skin, butcher and joint a whole deer and process the hide into buckskin. You will learn the ancient method of brain-tanning, a process which turns raw deer skin into a soft, pliable material known as buckskin. No chemicals are used in this process, just water, brains (or eggs if you’re squeamish), smoke and some hard work. You will also learn how to hang, skin, joint and butcher the whole animal in the most effective way

What we will cover

How to hang a Deer for processing
How to remove the skin
Methods of de-fleshing and scraping
How to frame a skin
How to soften the hide
Tanning and preserving the hide
Uses of buckskin
How to butcher and joint the meat from a deer
How to make jerky and preserve the meat for food use
Making use from the rest of the animal

All course participants will get hands on experience in the activities and get to leave with their own buckskin

Friday 9am – Sunday 3pm

Serious Outdoor Skills will provide evening meals for this event and all equipment for the course duration. Please feel free to bring your own sleeping system / tent etc or we can supply a tarp to stay under. This event will take place at our woodland camp at Cotehele Cornwall

Kit List for Hide Tanning and Deer processing Skills Weekend

Essentials